Suspect in 2012 Murder Claims He’s Not Guilty

CANTON � The man jailed in Canton for the murder of his niece and the dumping of her body made several claims in saying he is not guilty, during an exclusive interview with reporter L.P. Phillips. The defendant says he loved 16-year-old Alicia Moore and wanted to help her, claiming, �She was addicted to sex.� In a jailhouse interview, Moore said he has been through this before, claiming he was a suspect in a California murder � a case in which he claims another man was ultimately convicted. Moore says local police zeroed in on him from the beginning, and he �wasn�t surprised when they came.� Moore also claims to have an alibi. He says he was in Grand Prairie with his dad the day Alicia disappeared. Officials say DNA links Moore to the murder; Moore claims if that�s their evidence it was planted.

Meanwhile, officials in Greenville and Van Zandt County issued a joint statement saying their investigation is still ongoing, adding, �we anticipate the discovery of additional evidence that will further implicate Michael Vincent Moore. They also say, �until we conclude our investigation, we will continue to restrict the release of sensitive information in this case�While we would like to share more information at this time, doing so could compromise our investigation and jeopardize a subsequent prosecution.� Moore, 57, of Grand Prairie, was arrested at his home exactly six months after the teenager�s body was discovered last fall. He�s held on $10 million bond, charged with capital murder. The girl was last seen in Greenville, and her body was found in Van Zandt County.